[SOLVED] swiftweasel. don't switch to new tab

i've been using swiftweasel and kazehakase for a long time, and in kazehakase, when i click a link, it opens a new tab at the background, and i can continue reading the page of the link, but in swiftweasel, i uncheck the option "when i open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediatly" in Edit -> Preferences -> Tabs, and the behavior is that ALWAYS open the new opened tab, i dont know how to tell it HOW MUCH i don't want that
Last edited by leo2501 (2008-11-07 20:51:00)

byte wrote:Isn't that what middle-clicking a link is supposed to do?
LOOOOOL... you are right... the thing is that im used to click second button and selecting "open in new tab" i didnt know that the third mouse button do that

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